Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-08-17


and rendered IN an excellent manner. as
the musical talent Of this place is Of the
best. Miss. Mandc Warner Of Doadwood
has kindly consented to assist at the
entertainment, which will add many
pleasant features to the occasion. Miss
Warner is recognized as one OF tho most
accomplished pianistes in the Hills, and
will beyond doubt do herself justice al
the coming entertainment.
Milwaukee keg beer only 5 Cents per
glass at Fritz Ammon's.
A gentleman who travelled over the
country pretty extensively last week said
that he found almost every ranchman
busily engaged in hay or grain field
saving his crop. He reports that a
bountiful harvest is being reaped; that
vegetables are going to yield enormously.
This splendid condition of things augurs
well for the Black Hills country, and
will bring prosperity end happiness to
the homes OF the honest patron Of husz
bandry. N
Law Proof.
The town ordinances OF Sturgs have
been weighed and not found wanting,
at least the one governing the sale OF
intoxicants has stood tho test. After
the board of trustees decided not to
grant licenses to Hill and Hanke, the
applicants made en- effort to compel the
council to issue to them, but Hill decided
to close up without making a fight for
the privilege OF continuing business.
Hanke took different view OF the matter,
and concluded to test the legality of
the ordinance. On Saturday he appear
ed before Justice ONeill and was given
a jury trial. The jury failed to agree
and was discharged. The case was re-
called Monday and anew jury .eanpanclod.
1t took this body but "a short time to
find the defendant guilty as charged.
He was fined SIS and costs aggregating
about $75. Mr.. Hanke has closed his
house, and the board of trustees rule
supreme.
In Land OF Plenty.
The people in general of Southwestern
happy and universally contented. This
season has been one of the best in the
history of the Black Hills country, and
the ranchman who has not been favored
with good crop Of Goms kind is yet to
be heard from. Small grains did we'll
in all parts of the Hills region, and veg
citation Of every character promises
most enormous yield; the hay crop is
heavy, and is being harvested in large
quantities. Wild fruits. have grown in
great abundance this year, while the
crop of tame fruits has been proportion
ately as large. Live stock of all kinds
is doing exceedingly well, and the
splendid growth OF grass now ON the
ground inslres good winter ranges. The
mining industry Of the Hills was never
in more promising condition. Pro-
duce sells readily at profitable figures,
and in fact everything in the country
has the appearance of life and prospen-
ty. Why should we not feel proud Of
the Hills, contented with our surround
ings, and happy with our present condi-
tion and very fattering prospects?
Ii perchance there is anyone in tho
Hills that feels discouraged and dissatis-
fed with their lot, it would be well for
that individual to consider well these
facts, and then investigate the condition
of our friends in the states espe-
cially in portions OF Illinois, Iowa and
Missouri. They are absolutely burnt
up with the drouth. People in Illinois
are falling timber to feed their cattle
with the foliage. Through Central Iowa
pastures are as bare of vegetation as the
sand dunes of Wyoming. A letter from
G. A. Simmons Of Waterloo to his father,
G. S. Simmons, of this place states the
situation in that locality as follows:
'If you were here you would see
something that you never could believe
would occur in this state. People are
selling all of their nlilch COWS
that they can for from ss8 to $11 per
head; yearlings for $3.50; calves are
not worth anything. There is lots of
sickness in and around hero. Many
children are dying on account of dry
weather and bad air."
Cattle are now being shipped to the
ranges of the Southern Hills from the
drouth districts Of Iowa, to keep them
from starving. An exchange from that
state gives the following account OF tho
dry weather in different localities:
''Tho Missouri board of agriculture re-
ports short crops all over the state.
Capt. Bell, of the Des Moines Leader,
writing from Kansas, gives a gloomy
picture of the prospect in that state.
He says there are but fey fields Of corn
that will pield one-third Of the usual
crop. Lack OF moisture seems to be the
only canse of failure. Other reports are
to the effect tiot in western Missouri
and the eastern parts of Kansas and
Arkansas there is prospect for about
two-thirds of crop OF corn. Southern
Wisconsin is literally scorched, with no
of relief. Fires are running
over the meadow stubblc and great
damage is resulting. rhe wheat crop
matured before the effects of drouth |
had become very serious, but corn aad
all root crops are total failure. All
that portion of the state lying between
Lake Michigan and the Mississippi |
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